My Lives

Billy Joel - My Lives

My Lives
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Artist: Billy Joel
Brand: MY
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2005-11-22
Music Label: Sony
Product features:
  • My Lives
  • This stunning collection is a must-have for Billy Joel fans everywhere - 40 years includes 66 stellar performances captured for all time in this fabulous compiliation!
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. My Journey's End * - The Lost Souls
  2. Time And Time Again * ? Lost Souls
  3. Every Step I Take (Every Move I Make) - The Hassles
  4. You?ve Got Me Hummin' - The Hassles
  5. Amplifier Fire ? Attila
  6. Only A Man * (Demo, Never Released)
  7. She's Got A Way (Album Version)
  8. Oyster Bay * (Demo, Never Released)
  9. Piano Man * (Demo, Never Released)
  10. The Siegfried Line* (Demo, Never Released)
  11. New Mexico * (Demo, Never Released - Became ?Worse Comes to Worst?)
  12. Cross To Bear * (Demo, Never Released)
  13. Miami 2017 * (Demo, Never Released)
  14. These Rhinestone Days * (Demo, Never Released ? Became ?I Loved These Days?)
  15. Everybody Has A Dream
  16. Only The Good Die Young * (Alternate Version, Never Released)
  17. Until The Night (Album Version)
  18. Zanzibar (Album Verison, Unfaded)
  19. It's Still Rock and Roll To Me (Album Version)
Music CD 2
  1. Captain Jack * (Live Version, Never Released)
  2. The End Of The World * (Demo, Never Released -Became ?Elvis Presley Blvd?)
  3. The Prime Of Your Life * (Demo, Never Released - Became "For Longest Time")
  4. She?s Right On Time (Album Version)
  5. Elvis Presley Blvd.
  6. Nobody Knows But Me
  7. An Innocent Man (album Version)
  8. Christie Lee * (Demo, Never Released)
  9. Easy Money (Album Version)
  10. And So It Goes * (Demo, Never Released)
  11. I'll Cry Instead (live)
  12. Keeping the Faith 12"
  13. Modern Woman (Album Version)
  14. Baby Grand with Ray Charles
  15. Getting Closer with Steve Winwood * (Alternate Version, Never released)
  16. House Of Blue Light
  17. Money Or Love * (Demo, Never Released)
  18. The Times They Are A Changin' (Live Album Version)
Music CD 3
  1. The Downeaster ?Alexa? (Album Version)
  2. I Go To Extremes * (Live, Never Released)
  3. Shout
  4. All Shook Up
  5. Heartbreak Hotel
  6. When You Wish Upon A Star
  7. In A Sentimental Mood
  8. Motorcycle Song * (Demo, Never Released - Became ?All About Soul?)
  9. You Picked A Real Bad Time
  10. The River Of Dreams * (Alternate Version, Never Released)
  11. Hard Days Night
  12. Light As The Breeze
  13. To Make You Feel My Love
  14. Hey Girl
  15. Why Should I Worry
  16. Where Were You On Our Wedding Day (album version)
  17. Highway 61 Revisited * (Demo, Never Released)
Music CD 4
  1. Movin? Out
  2. You May Be Right duet with Elton John * (Live, Never Released)
  3. Big Shot
  4. Don?t Worry Baby
  5. Goodnight Saigon ? Vietnam Veterans Version
  6. Los Angelenos
  7. New York State Of Mind
  8. Opus 1. Soliloquy (On A Separation)
  9. Opus 8. Suite For Piano (Star Crossed)
  10. Elegy: The Great Peconic
Music CD 5
  1. No Man's Land
  2. Pressure
  3. Ballad Of Billy The Kid
  4. Leningrad
  5. Allentown
  6. My Life
  7. I Go To Extremes
  8. Shades Of Grey
  9. The River Of Dreams
  10. Goodnight Saigon
  11. We Didn't Start the Fire
  12. Hard Days Night
  13. Big Shot
  14. Piano Man

Music reviews of My Lives

Music Review: Let's Get To The Details, Shall We....
Rating: 4 Stars

Below is some abridged information to help fans make their decision on this box set. Some of the information is from the included 58 page booklet and parts are from yours truly.


DISC ONE (CD): 1965-1980

(1) My Journey's End
Previously Unreleased. Originally Recorded 1965 - Sony BMG. By group "The Lost Souls". Billy on Vocals and Keyboards.

(2) Time And Time Again
Previously Unreleased. Originally Recorded 1968 - Sony BMG. By group "The Lost Souls". Billy on organ and vocals (with John Dizek vocals).

(3) Every Step I Take (Every Move I Make)
Originally Recorded 1968 - EMI. By the Group, "The Hassles". Billy on organ and vocals.

(4) You've Got Me Hummin'
Originally Recorded 1968 - EMI. By the group, "The Hassles". Billy on organd and background vocals.

(5) Amplifier Fire
Originally Recorded 1970 - Sony BMG. Group "Attila". Instrumental only with Billy Joel on Keyboards and Bass. Jonathan Small on Drums.

(6) Only A Man
Never Released Before Demo. Originally Recorded 1971.
[REVIEWER: Chorus continually says "It's Not Easy"]

(7) She's Got A Way
Album Version. From Cold Spring Harbor. 1971, 1981 Sony BMG.
[REVIEWER: Yes, different from Live version you always hear from Greatest Hits II]

(8) Oyster Bay
Never Released Before Demo. 1973. Billy on Harmonica, Keyboards and vocals.
[REVIEWER: Nice soft blues/rock feel. "Taking it easy" is chorus.]

(9) Piano Man
Never Release Before Demo. 1973. Billy on Harmonica, Keyboards and vocals.
[REVIEWER: Slightly different verse lyrics and slower than regular version. Not the full song. A bit of echo in some words that can be a bit annoying. Raw, but beautiful work that was in progress.]

(10) The Siegfried Line
Never Released Before Demo. 1973. Billy on Harmonica, Keyboards, and vocals.
[REVIEWER: To me, this sounds like Billy vocals over an accoustic guitar. Good, but another unreleased song that seems to brief. Good lyrics like "Soon, soon they say the war will be over. Home, home we will come home in the summer."]

(11) New Mexico
Never Released Before Demo. 1973. Early version of "Worse Comes To Worse" song.
[REVIEWER: Simply the piano, harmonica, lead and backup voice from Billy.]

(12) Cross To Bear
Never Before Released Demo. 1974. Joel on piano and vocals.
[REVIEWER: Sounds like a second duet that he and the late Ray Charles should have done]

(13) Miami 2017
Never Before Released Demo. 1975. Original songs is from Turnstiles Album, Columbia Recording.
[REVIEWER: "I've seen the lights go down on Broadway" done with just piano and vocals - slow and easy. Good length though]

(14) These Rhinestone Days
Never Before Released Demo. 1976. Early version of "I Loved These Days". Billy on vocal and piano alone.

(15) Everybody Has A Dream
Version from "The Stranger" album. 1977 - Sony BMG.

(16) Only The Good Die Young
Alternate Version Never Before Released. 1977. Original song from "The Stranger album.
[REVIEWER: Interesting version. Dare I suggest its reggae style. No, I wouldn't do that to him! Not quite reggae, but dangerously too close for my tastes...]

(17) Until The Night
Album version from 52nd Street. 1978 - Sony BMG. David Friedman on orchestral chimes and percussion.

(18) Zanzibar
Unfaded album version. 7/13/1978 - A&R Recording. Original was on "52nd Street" album.

(19) It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
Album Version. 1980 - Song BMG. From "Glass Houses" Album.


DISC TWO (CD): 1981-1988

(1) Captain Jack
Live Never Before Release Version. July 1981. Recorded live in Sparks Saloon on Huntington, Long Island.
[REVIEWER: Good polished version for a live cut.]

(2) The End Of The World
Never Before Released Demo. 1981 Media Sound. Early version of "Elvis Presley Blvd."

(3) The Prime Of Your Life
Never Before Released Demo. 12/7/1981 - A&R Recording. Early version of "The Longest Time"

(4) She's Right On Time
Album Version from "The Nylon Curtain". 1982 - Sony BMG.

(5) Elvis Presley Blvd.
Allentown B-side. 1982 - Sony BMG.

(6) Nobody Knows But Me
From a children's album, "In Harmony II". 1982 - CBS.

(7) An Innocent Man
Album Version from "An Innocent Man". 1983-Sony BMG.

(8) Christie Lee
Never Before Released Demo. 4/18/1983 - A&R Recording. Billy on Baldwin Acoustic Piano (SF-10), Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 and vocals.

(9) Easy Money
Album Version from "An Innocent Man". Also, on "Easy Money" Soundtrack. 1983-Sony BMG.

(10) And So It Goes
Never Before Released Demo. 1983. Billy on piano and vocal.
[Reviewer: On this one, personally I see little difference between this and the album version...]

(11) I'll Cry Instead
Live version from "An Innocent Man" B-side. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. 1983 - Sony BMG.

(12) Keeping The Faith
From 12" Dance Remix done on 1/20/1984 Hit Factory. 1983(?)-Sony BMG.
[REVIEWER: Although labeled a dance remix, not really any faster. Someone just added a back beat to me. Not a bad different version though, beat doesn't hurt the song any.]

(13) Modern Woman
Album Version from "Ruthless People" Soundtrack. 1985, 1986 - Sony BMG.

(14) Baby Grand
Duet with Ray Charles, this is version from album "The Bridge". 1986 - Sony, BMG.

(15) Getting Closer
Alternative Version Never Before Released. With Steve Winwood on Hammond Organ. Recorded at the Power Station. 1986. The original song was from album "The Bridge".

(16) House Of Blue Light
From "We Didn't Start The Fire" B-side. 4/8/1989 Hit Factory. 1989 - Sony BMG.

(17) Money Or Love
Never Before Released Demo. 4/8/1989. Billy on keyboard and vocals.

(18) The Times They Are A-Changin'
Live album version from "Kohuept" concert in Soviet Union. 1987 - Sony BMG.


DISC THREE (CD): 1989-1999

(1) The Downeaster "Alexa"
Album Version from "Storm Front". 1989 - Sony BMG.

(2) I Go To Extremes
Live Never Before Released. 4/1990 recorded in L.A. Sports Coliseum.

(3) Shout
From "Live At Yankee Stadium". 2000 - Sony BMG.

(4) All Shook Up
From "Honeymoon In Vegas". 1992 - Sony BMG.

(5) Heartbreak Hotel
From "Honeymoon In Vegas". 1992 - Sony BMG.

(6) When You Wish Upon A Star
From "Simply Mad About The Mouse". 1991 - Sony BMG.

(7) In a Sentimental Mood
From "A League Of Their Own" Soundtrack. 1992 - Sony BMG.

(8) Motorcycle Song
Never Before Released Demo. Early version of song, "All About Soul." 1992.
[REVIEWER: As much as I like "All About Soul", this is a good alternate version that should have been called "Jericho Road". In some ways, I like this song better as Billy doesn't seem to be forcing it as much...]

(9) You Picked A Real Bad Time
The "All About Soul" B-side. 1992, 1993 - Song BMG.

(10) River Of Dreams
Never Before Released alternate version. March & April, 1993. Hit Factory. Originally version from "River Of Dreams.
[REVIEWER: Similar, but bridge goes into "Lullaby {Goodnight, My Angel}" for a twist.

(11) A Hard Day's Night
From "A Voyage On The River Of Dreams - Live From The River Of Dreams Tour". 1997 - Sony BMG. Written again by Lennon & McCartney.

(12) Light As The Breeze
From album "Greatest Hits Vol. 3". 1995, 1997 - A&M Records. Clint Black on Harmonica. Trisha Yearwood on Background Vocals.

(13) To Make You Feel My Love
From album "Greatest Hits Vol. 3". 1997 - Sony BMG. Written by Bob Dylan.

(14) Hey Girl
1997 - Sony BMG. Everette Harp on the Saxaphone.

(15) Why Should I Worry
From Walt Disney's "Oliver & Company". 1988, 1998.

(16) Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?
Album version from "Runaway Bride" Soundtrack. 1999 - Sony BMG.

(17) Highway 61 Revisited
Never Before Released Demo. 4/28/99 Hit Factory. Written and originally performed by Bob Dylan.
[Reviewer: Hopefully the skipping is only on my CD... If you haven't heard it before, it jams!]


DISC FOUR (CD): 2000-

(1) Movin' Out
From "2000 Years The Millenium Concert". 2000-Sony BMG.

(2) You May Be Right
Never Before Released Live Version with Elton John from July 1994 Giants Stadium.
[REVIEWER: This is particularly cool for me since I was there at Giants Stadium in July '94 to see them.]

(3) Big Shot
From "The Essential Video Collection". 2001.

(4) Don't Worry Baby
From "An All Star Tribute To Brian Wilson". 2001, 2003.

(5) Goodnight, Saigon (Vietnam Veterans Version)
From Live Performance on "The Essential Video Collection". 2001.
[REVIEWER: What makes this different from the KOHUEPT and Greatest Hits versions?]

(6) Los Angelenos
Live version from "The Essential Video Collection". 2001. Original version was on "Summer of 1980".

(7) New York State Of Mind
From "America: A Tribute To Heroes". 2001 Sony BMG.

(8) Opus 1. Soliloquy (On A Separation)
From Fantasies & Delusions. 2001-BMG.
[REVIEWER: Enter his post-rock phase. Classical song over 11 minutes long]

(9) Opus 8. Suite For Piano (Star-Crossed)
From Fantasies & Delusions. 2001-BMG. Part I is Innamorato, Part II is Sorbetto, and Part III is Delusion.

(10) Elegy: The Great Peconic
Performed by The London Symphony Orchestra. 2001 - Dawn Treader.


DISC FIVE (DVD): Live From The River Of Dreams

DVD includes No Man's Land, Pressure, Ballad of Billy the Kid, Leningrad, Allentown, My Life, I Go To Extremes, Shades Of Grey, The River Of Dreams, Goodnight Saigon, We Didn't Start The Fire, A Hard Day's Night, Big Shot and Piano Man.
[REVIEWER: Didn't have a chance to look at the DVD, but a note in the box says you can "share the studio experience with Billy Joel" by inserting disc 5 (DVD) in your PC. "Add loops, even your own vocals. Create your own remixes & mashups."]


BOTTOM LINE:
This set contains 21 new unreleased tracks along with a great amount of already released Billy Joel material. Some of the material probably was unnecessary to put here. That said, it would be very difficult for one to gather many of the previously released tracks from the many older soundtracks (even a children's album in one case). The brand new tracks in this set will be appreciated by diehard fans the most, since few are polished enough to be released on an album.

The fact that Columbia released some songs EXACTLY from their original Billy Joel album seems a bit unnecessary to me. Billy already has 3 greatest hits albums that do the job for many of these songs. However, I recommend this set as a great supplement to all Billy Joel fans who want to experience the raw work of his career.

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Description of My Lives

Experience the evolution of a superstar! This stunning collection is a must-have for Billy Joel fans everywhere - 40 years includes 66 stellar performances captured for all time in this fabulous compiliation! Features live concert performances and includes 23 unreleased gems and demo versions.
For the casual fan, The Essential Billy Joel still does the trick. However, this five-disc set rewards fans who have stuck by the Piano Man through the last four decades. Packed with 66 tracks, 23 previously unreleased, My Lives includes rare solo demos, b-sides, soundtrack hits, unexpected cover songs and plenty of blackmail material. Before hitting his stride as a hugely successful pop artist, it turns out Joel put in time with psychedelic rockers (Lost Souls), pseudo R&B players (the Hassles) and a prog-metal duo (Attila). It's all here. What this collection reveals is that despite his fairly consistent mainstream output the singer never stopped experimenting. There is a reggae version of "Only The Good Die Young," a soulful reading of Leonard Cohen's "Light as the Breeze," supper club jazz with Duke Ellington's "In A Sentimental Mood," even classical interludes from his later years. There's room to grumble about what did and didn't make the cut, particularly with the stray album cuts, but this is a great testament to the range and restless spirit of the songwriter. The DVD features a 1993 concert filmed in Hamburg. --Aidin Vaziri

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